Inferior market performance of initial public offerings issued by family firms : myth or reality?

• Main Authors: Lee, Jimmy Kiat Bee., Ng, Tuck Whye., Wong, Manquan.
• Other Authors: Khaw, Moira Phaik Geok
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Equity
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8473
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study sought to investigate whether the notion that family firms underperform non-family firms in terms of their stock price is valid or groundless, with emphasis on Chinese family firms that form the majority of local enterprises in Singapore. Analysis of the information was conducted on both...